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World of Plastic Surgery – Estonia

Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by the Gulf of Finland to its north, Russia to its East, Latvia to the South and the Baltic Sea to its West. It is one of the smallest countries in Europe with a population of around 1.3 million and Read More…

Plastic Surgery Products: Ocumend Gel Pads for Facial Recovery

Bruising is a common sequelae of many aesthetic facial surgeries. While all bruising eventually goes away on its own, every patient would like it to be sooner rather than later. Besides surgical technique, the use of cold compresses and oral Arnica taken before and after surgery have been the most commonly used strategies for both Read More…

Lovenox for DVT Prevention in Tummy Tuck Surgery

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and subsequent pulmonary embolism (PE) is the most dreaded complication of tummy tuck surgery. For that matter it is an increased risk for any aesthetic surgery around the abdomen/pelvic regions that involves compression (binder/garments) and any period of immobility after the procedure.While it is rare, it can occur and is Read More…

Plastic Surgery Products: Dermapen 3 for Skin Needling

Almost everyone is familiar with laser resurfacing and its improvements offered by today’s concept of fractional laser resurfacing. By cutting into the skin layers in closely spaced holes created by a laser beam, improved skin quality results through collagen regeneration and remodeling. While there is no question about the benefits of fractional laser resurfacing, other Read More…

Physiologic Tissue Adaptation to Face and Body Implants

Synthetic implants are involved in some of the most common procedures performed in plastic surgery. From the skull down to the calfs, implants allow an instantaneous augmentation effect to be achieved of a variety of sizes and shapes. While rivaled more recently in some procedures by fat injection grafting, implants offers a permanent volume/augmentation effect Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Vertical Tummy Tuck

Background: The vast majority of tummy tucks can and are performed through a curved horizontal lower abdominal incision. (as well as around the umbilicus) There are, however, alternatives to this traditional excisional orientation in the right patient. A handful of patients may benefit from a vertical excisional approach. When a vertical tummy tuck is typically Read More…

Stem Cells and Fat Injections in Plastic Surgery

Just recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a private company’s (Antria) Phase 2 clinical trial study for the use of fat-derived stem cells in plastic surgery. These trials are set to begin within the next three months. Antria received approval for Phase 1 clinical trials just under two years ago in March 2013. Read More…

Facial Width Reduction By New Zygomatic Arch Reshaping Technique

The widest part of the face in most people is controlled by the lateral projection of the zygomatic arch. It is uncommon that the width of the temples or the jawline exceeds that of the zygomatic arches in the midface. The zygomatic body almost always sits inside the maximum width of the convexity of the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Breast Augmentation and Persistent IMF Crease

Background: While the concept of inserting a breast implant seems easy, there are numerous aesthetic considerations of which to be aware. Besides the nipples, the inframammary fold (IMF) or lower breast fold is the most important anatomic landmark of the breast. The IMF creates a clear demarcation between the breast and the chest/abdomen which lies Read More…

Technical Strategies – Rolling of Hand Fat Injections

One of the well known changes that happens in woman’s hands is a thinning or skeletonization look that can develop to them with aging. This is due to the loss of the subcutaneous fat on the back of the hands, creating greater exposure of the extensor tendons and the space between the bones of the Read More…